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Veteran’s Day November 11, 2015
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Nov. 11, 1918 - The End of ‘The War to End All Wars’ BY TERRY MILLER
Numerous Veterans Day ceremonies will take place locally next Wednesday, however some cities have events on Friday and some on Sunday. See the story for details. – Photo by Terry Miller
Bill to Eliminate the Achievement Gap Celebrated at PCC BY TERRY MILLER Early this month Governor Brown signed landmark legislation penned by Chris Holden. After years of legislative effort, Assembly Majority Leader Chris Holden’s innovative legislation to increase college opportunity for thousands of California high school students will go into effect January 1, 2016. On Wednesday morning, Assemblyman Holden ( D-Pasadena), Dr. Rajen Vurdien, PCC President, Geoff Baum, Community College
Board of Governors and Vince Stuart, Vice Chancellor of CCC Chancellor’s office joined in a special ceremony honoring this monumental achievement and Holden’s steadfast attention in getting this bill to the Governor’s desk. Holden’s AB 288 College and Career Access Pathways Act was signed Oct 8 to allow high school students, especially those in underSEE PG. 19
World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” - officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles, France. However, fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. For that reason, Nov, 11, 1918, is generally regarded as the end of “the war to end all wars.” In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed Nov. 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: "To us in America
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Pasadena Applies for Federal Funding to Tackle Homelessness BY J. SHADÉ QUINTANILLA
“We need to expand opportunities for a broad range of students or lose our competitive edge with other states and other nations.” Holden said Wednesday morning at PCC while holding a AB288 Pennant in celebration of the bill that will go into effect Jan.1. – Photo by Terry Miller
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The city of Pasadena is submitting an application for funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support many of the city’s homeless services. While the City Council is on board with asking the federal government for funding, some council members are concerned about the penalty the city could potentially
face if they do not adhere to one of HUD’s conditions for maintaining the funding. According to HUD, if Pasadena adopts ordinances or policies that criminalize the homeless solely based on their economic status, the city can lose their funding for their programs. At Monday’s city coun-
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